Serviio

I cannot get Serviio console to start on my PC. Can you help? I am just an ordinary PC user with minimal technical knowledge.

I have installed the server 1.2.1 on my Synology NAS. That appears to be running.

I have installed Console 1.3.1 on my PC, but it does not run. It appears briefly in Task Manager processes, but then disappears.

I have seen previous posts and removed and reinstalled both 32bit and 64bit java. I have seen the posts that say the server and console versions may be incompatible, but I cannot find a Console version 1.2.1 or a NAS higher Synology NAS version.

Log is attached below.

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2013-08-21 09:06:28,261 INFO [ServiioConsole] Initializing Serviio Console
2013-08-21 09:06:28,330 INFO [ServiioConsole] Starting Serviio Console
2013-08-21 09:06:28,710 INFO [ServiioConsole] Connecting to Serviio REST on 192.168.1.128:23423
2013-08-21 09:06:30,409 INFO [Messages] Loaded console message bundle for locale: en
2013-08-21 09:06:30,745 WARN [ServiioConsole] Serviio server version is 1.2.1, ServiioConsole version is 1.3.1. They might not be compatible.
2013-08-21 09:06:35,212 ERROR [ServiioConsole] Unexpected exception occured: null
java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.serviio.ui.view.swing.StatusView.initComponents(StatusView.java:150)
at org.serviio.ui.view.swing.StatusView.<init>(StatusView.java:108)
at org.serviio.ui.view.swing.ServiioFrameView.<init>(ServiioFrameView.java:72)
at org.serviio.console.ServiioConsole.main(ServiioConsole.java:116)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at com.exe4j.runtime.LauncherEngine.launch(Unknown Source)
at com.exe4j.runtime.WinLauncher.main(Unknown Source)
2013-08-21 09:06:35,217 INFO [ServiioConsole] Exitting Serviio Console
2013-08-21 09:14:09,096 INFO [ServiioConsole] Initializing Serviio Console
2013-08-21 09:14:09,154 INFO [ServiioConsole] Starting Serviio Console
2013-08-21 09:14:09,281 INFO [ServiioConsole] Connecting to Serviio REST on 192.168.1.128:23423
2013-08-21 09:14:10,259 INFO [Messages] Loaded console message bundle for locale: en
2013-08-21 09:14:10,578 WARN [ServiioConsole] Serviio server version is 1.2.1, ServiioConsole version is 1.3.1. They might not be compatible.
2013-08-21 09:14:14,419 ERROR [ServiioConsole] Unexpected exception occured: null
java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.serviio.ui.view.swing.StatusView.initComponents(StatusView.java:150)
at org.serviio.ui.view.swing.StatusView.<init>(StatusView.java:108)
at org.serviio.ui.view.swing.ServiioFrameView.<init>(ServiioFrameView.java:72)
at org.serviio.console.ServiioConsole.main(ServiioConsole.java:116)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at com.exe4j.runtime.LauncherEngine.launch(Unknown Source)
at com.exe4j.runtime.WinLauncher.main(Unknown Source)
2013-08-21 09:14:14,425 INFO [ServiioConsole] Exitting Serviio Console
2013-08-21 10:32:57,238 INFO [ServiioConsole] Initializing Serviio Console
2013-08-21 10:32:57,300 INFO [ServiioConsole] Starting Serviio Console
2013-08-21 10:32:57,394 INFO [ServiioConsole] Connecting to Serviio REST on 192.168.1.128:23423
2013-08-21 10:32:58,377 INFO [Messages] Loaded console message bundle for locale: en
2013-08-21 10:32:58,704 WARN [ServiioConsole] Serviio server version is 1.2.1, ServiioConsole version is 1.3.1. They might not be compatible.
2013-08-21 10:33:02,651 ERROR [ServiioConsole] Unexpected exception occured: null
java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.serviio.ui.view.swing.StatusView.initComponents(StatusView.java:150)
at org.serviio.ui.view.swing.StatusView.<init>(StatusView.java:108)
at org.serviio.ui.view.swing.ServiioFrameView.<init>(ServiioFrameView.java:72)
at org.serviio.console.ServiioConsole.main(ServiioConsole.java:116)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at com.exe4j.runtime.LauncherEngine.launch(Unknown Source)
at com.exe4j.runtime.WinLauncher.main(Unknown Source)
2013-08-21 10:33:02,651 INFO [ServiioConsole] Exitting Serviio Console

Console must be the same version as the server. Download the 1.2.1 version of Serviio here - http://www.videohelp.com/tools/Serviio/old-versions - and install the console.

It says so in the log:

It works now. Thanks for the help.

Yep, I read that warning, but it only said "may not be", and it didn't tell me where to find a version 1.2.1 of the client. I did try.

A suggestion/question: Would it be feasible/desirable to have either : A) a thin client for the Synology NAS server or b) a configuration app in the Diskstation control panel?

you can install a WebUI on the NAS, once 1.3.x version is out. Head over to the NAS sub forum to get some more info.